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Pounded by heavy trucks, weakened by missing bolts and strained by cracking steel, the failed Minneapolis freeway bridge also faced a more mundane enemy: birds.

The pigeons that made the bridge their home also used it as their toilet. Inspectors began documenting the buildup of pigeon dung on the Interstate 35W bridge two decades ago, a problem that persisted through the years.

Experts say the guano they deposited all over steel beams helped rust the bridge faster.

Huh? Huh?! HUH?!?!!?!?

That’s right, Burghers. The damn pigeons played a role in bringing down the bridge in Minnesota.

And you doubted me when I told you that they are doing Satan’s work. Let this be a lesson to you all that PittGirl speaks the gospel truth. Pigeons ARE evil and all must die. David Conrad IS the awesomest Burgher ever. Troysus IS practically Jesus. Jim Lokay DOES rock. Benny IS fug and gross.

Also? Next time I’m holding a pigeon-kicking and tasering gathering in Market Square and some naked PETA person shows up to tell me that pigeons have feelings and God, PittGirl your taser could kill a horse and this is SO animal cruelty? Man, am I FINALLY going to have a retort other than, “So’s your mother!”

(h/t to Bill, Viv, Joe, NoSide15212, Dee, and MountaineerHoo. Did I forget anyone?)

oh PittGirl – why did it take so long for others to see that Pigeons are evil?
You would have loved my dad, he was one to head to a nearby bridge with his weapons of destruction and send pigeons back to hell (from whence they came). Once he was shooting them off my Grandma’s roof, and the neighbors roofs too – as they’re acidic shat (ding) can be destructive.
G’mas home was just over the city line, and Pgh’s finest showed up and said .. you can’t be shooting firearms within city limits.
So my dad being ever so smart, decided to soak some corn in grain alcohol and as the pigeons were falling drunk from my g’mas tall roof, he was wringing their little necks. No, he didn’t want these birds to suffer, he just wanted them DEAD.
ok folks .. you can get some whole corn at a feed store, and I’m sure yinz all know where to get some grain alcohol, or some high potency moonshine…

Holy Crap!! I just saw this on TV!! I think it’s time to form a posse and rid our city of the evil pigeon.. I am standing by with pitchfork, torch and tazer in hand!!
I know pigeons are dirty birdies.. but wow.. I didn’t realize just how deadly the little bastards are!

My uncle, who owns a company that has done many projects for Philadelphia, once told me how many pounds of guano they had to remove from City Hall. Let me put it this way: they were worried the additional weight would cause the building to sink into the ground.

At first I was all, “what the f@$k is PG’s deal with the pigeons??” Now i’m all, like, “damn, those motherf@$#ers are taking down America’s infrastructure. Not just bothering a yinzer on her way to the bus.” It is on, now, PittGirl. The battle is joined. Stay alive, PittGirl. I will find you…and buy you a $1.25 Coors Light draft.